Improved fountain brush



J. DAVIS.-

Brush.

Patented Oct. 15, 1867.

NOTO-UTHOGRAPHZR, WASHINGTON. D. C,

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J 'IILI US DAVIS, OF McLEA N, NEW YORK. Letters Patent No, 69,901, dated0ctober 15,, 1867; ante-elated Ocjcbcr 8, 1867,

IMPROVED FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be'it known that I, JULIUS'DM'IS, of McLean, in the county of, Tompkins,in the State of New York, have invented a Fountain Paint and WhitewashBrush; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which= Figure 1 is a side view.

Figure 2 is :1. end view.

Figure 3 is a top view.

Figure 4 is an end view, with a portion of the cup broken away to showthe cylinder; and

Figure 5 is a transverse section. A

The nature of my invention relates to a fountain brush for painting andwhitewashing, and consists, first,

in the employment, for the retention of paint or whitewash, of a hollow,revolving cylinder, having its curvod sides perforated after the mannerof a sprinkler, and covered with suitable cloth for the absorption ofthe paint or whitewash that escapes through the holes in the cylinder,substantially as and for the purpose hereinafterdescribed; second, inthe employment, on either side of and in connection with thecylinder,-of a soft brush, of India rubber, cloth, or hair,substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter described; third, inthe employment, for holding and supporting the retaining perforatedcylinder and brushes, of a semi-cylindrical cup, so pivoted to aframework and handle that the cupand contents gravitate to an uprightposition, substantially as hereinafter described.

Toenable others skilled in the art to'make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. I

I make the semi-cylindrical cup A substantially of the form shownein thedrawings, having short pivots a, that take bearing in the parts b,'thatare connected by the supporting braces G and C to the socket D of thehandle E. The pivots a are placed above the centre of the cup A, asshown in fig. 2, so as to cause the cup to retain its upright position,however the handle may be inclined. I prefer to make the cup, braces,and socket of tin, although any material may be used. Within the cup isa hollow metallic cylinder, G, that has its whole curved sides (1perforated (e, fig. 3,) after the manner of a sprinkler, and thencovered with soft flannel or other suitable cloth, a. This cylinderrevolves freely on central end pivotsf, that take bearing in the ends ofthe cup. The side margins of the cup are constructed with suitablesockets, as shown, for the brushes B. These brushes may be of Indiarubber, cloth, or hair, with their ends on or near a level with theupper part of the cylinder The cylinder is filled with the painting orwhitewashing material through the orifice it, that may be closed with acork or slide.

To operate my brush, it is only necessary to fill the cylinder G withthe paint or whitewash to be used, and then, seizing the handle E, toroll the cylinder over the surface to be whitewashed or painted, at thesame time pressing the cylinder against the surface'with suflieientforce to cause the brushes B to sweep the same. By this operation thepaint or whitewash, escaping from the revolving cylinder G, is taken upor absorbed by the cloth covering 0, and by it left upon the surfaceover which the device passes. Should it be left unevenly, the brushfollowing smooths it off. .With the two brushes B the cylinder may berolled in either direction and still have a'bru'sh following. The cup Anot only serves as a support to the cylinder G and brushes B, but alsoserves to catch-and retain the drippingsfrom the cylinder.

What I claimfand for which I desire Letters Patent of the United States,is-

1. 'The revolvinghollow cylinder G, having its entire curved sidespierced with orifices e, and covered with cloth c, to allow the paint orwhitewash within to escape gradually and spread itself evenly over thesurface to be covered as the cylinder is rolled over it, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

9,. The combination and arrangement of the revolving hollow cylinder Gand brushes 13,1vhen the cylinder and brushes are constructed and usedsubstantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore particularlydescribed.

3. The combination and arrangement of the revolving hollow cylinder G,brushes B, and cup A, when the cylinder, brushes, and cup areconstructed and used substantially as and for the purpose sot forthyfd'described.

4. The combination and arrangement of the revolving hollow cylinder G,brushes B, cup N, frame-support vb, C and G, socket D, and handles E,when the whole are constructed and used'substai rt-ially as and for thepurpose described.

' JULIUS DAVIS.

Witnesses:

SrLvANus D. Locus, B. H. Moons.

